Used in a Sentence

proselytism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for proselytism.

Editorial note

Local Christians engaged in campaigns of proselytism and iconoclasm that contributed even more to the erosion of traditional religion.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The practice of proselytizing.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of proselytism gathered in one view.

noun

The practice of proselytizing.

noun

The state of being a proselyte.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for proselytism.

Example sentences

1

Local Christians engaged in campaigns of proselytism and iconoclasm that contributed even more to the erosion of traditional religion.

2

Vegetarianism is a fine and commendable personal choice, as long as it doesn't devolve in proselytism.

3

It's sad that every thread about this topic turns into simplistic Firefox proselytism.

4

I hope he recovers soon from his cancer, we need GNU and free software proselytism more than ever today.

5

For the same reason certain religion known for door-to-door proselytism insists on being classified as Christianity: because it recruits from other Christian groups.

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If not for the moderate condescension and proselytism, I wouldn't think much of it; instead, I've become inspired to comment.

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I don't have a problem with anyone but I do have a problem with proselytism.

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For my part, I did interpret it as clear proselytism: > A note on Ramadan.

9

There are many opinions about proselytism, eg: The approach of some recently arrived evangelists has been slammed by some Aboriginal leaders, including Labor senator Pat Dodson.

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Also, I find it lame that anti-religious movements would resort to proselytism.

11

So many societies have managed that over the years: it's just historical coincidence they didn't end up with industrial metallurgy, lots of boats, and a penchant for proselytism.

12

It's a terrible retcon that has more to do with the Haskell proselytism than with the development and history of functional programming or how its community has self-identified over the years.

Quote examples

1

I disagree; this is a clear case of "Proselytism" since there is no actual need for it in this forum.

2

It's going too far to interpret this as "tangent to proselytism".

3

Yet, most of the proselytism int the Ruby community are different shades of "Programming with this language makes me very happy, I'd like everyone to be happy as well".

Proper noun examples

1

Proselytism covers a wide range of tactics that convince people to change deeply held beliefs independent of how accurate what you’re trying to convince them is.

2

Proselytism is in fact completely consistent with Christian faith.

3

Looking at the most successful religions, a few candidates spring to mind: * Proselytism: if you don't go looking for converts, you probably won't get them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use proselytism in a sentence?

Local Christians engaged in campaigns of proselytism and iconoclasm that contributed even more to the erosion of traditional religion.

What does proselytism mean?

The practice of proselytizing.

What part of speech is proselytism?

proselytism is commonly used as noun.